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MSIE Curriculum

Core

6 courses

ISyE 6201

ISyE 6202

ISyE 6203

Select 3 courses from the following list:

ISyE 6225

ISyE 6414

ISyE 6644

ISyE 6650

ISyE 6669

Technical Electives

2 courses

Students must select two courses with demonstrable technical content and that support the manufacturing and logistics track. These courses should be 6000-level or above and need not be confined to ISyE, but may include courses from other fields such as Computing, Mathematics, etc. Selections are subject to the approval of the student's advisor and the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. To request a substitution, please use the Graduate Course Replacement form.

Certain courses in other engineering units and possibly, ones in mathematics and computer science may also be allowed but you must seek approval as indicated above. Generally courses in other units such as Management, Public Policy, Economics, etc. as well as ISyE courses not listed above, including ISyE 8900/8901 hours (special problems) can only be used as free electives.

ISyE 6225

ISyE 6230

ISyE 6307

ISyE 6402

ISyE 6404

ISyE 6405

ISyE 6413

ISyE 6414

ISyE 6416

ISyE 6420

ISyE 6421

ISyE 6644

ISyE 6650

ISyE 6656

ISyE 6662

ISyE 6663

ISyE 6664

ISyE 6669

ISyE 6679

ISyE 6701

ISyE 6740

ISyE 6781

ISyE 6805

ISyE 6810

ISyE 7210

ISyE 7406

ISyE 7653

Free Electives

Select 2 courses

Free Electives need not be selected from approved technical elective lists, although many students will select additional such courses. A free elective course can be chosen among any of Georgia Tech’s colleges, and should be chosen to complement your graduate study program. If a chosen free elective does not clearly align with your degree program, then you may be asked to provide a written explanation identifying how the course complements your study. Please note that ISYE 6739 does not count for free elective credit for the MSIE.